As the door closed, Ji Lian gave the old man a sympathetic look.
Old man, you should just fend for yourself.
After Ji Lian left, Hao Yansen stood by the bed staring at the old man, neither speaking nor doing anything.
After so ti had passed, the old man of the Hao family really couldn’t stand the oppressive atmosphere he was emanating anymore and slowly opened his eyes. Seeing him, he pretended to be surprised for a mont.
"Asen, why are you here? Visiting Grandpa so late at night? Haha, you truly are a filial grandson; Grandpa didn’t love you all these twenty-plus years in vain.
Do you rember when you were little, once you were sick, and Grandpa was so worried that he couldn’t sleep or eat for several days.
At that ti, I thought if sothing happened to my grandson, I wouldn’t want to live either. Ti really flies; in the blink of an eye, you’re all grown up. Seeing you now, so healthy and outstanding, Grandpa is very gratified.
When I eventually pass away, I can leave in peace and go find your parents.
Grandpa will proudly tell them how well I raised you, and I’m sure they’ll be comforted knowing that..."
Hao Yansen’s expressionless deanor finally showed a slight crack.
He struggled to suppress the frustration, saying in a low voice, "Playing the family card won’t work this ti. I’m not here to do anything to you, just to find out if you did it on purpose."
The old man blinked in confusion, genuinely bewildered, "On purpose about what? What are you talking about, Grandpa doesn’t understand."
"Stop pretending. You deliberately made Mo Jun find out about what my mother left behind, didn’t you?" Hao Yansen asked him directly.
"What did your mother leave behind? What are you talking about?" The old man feigned ignorance again.
Hao Yansen didn’t play along, directly saying, "Why did you let her know? Grandpa, are you dissatisfied with Mo Jun too, so you only pretend not to oppose us? What do you really want, or do you have an agenda? I won’t let it go until I get a clear answer today."
The old man stared at him for a mont, then slowly propped himself up.
Leaning against the headboard, he stopped pretending to be ignorant and said with a smile, "Okay, since you asked, I’ll be honest. I have no dissatisfaction with Xiaojun, she’s a good child."
"Then why did you let her know these things? What do you really want to do?"
"Isn’t it better she knows? Better than you two recklessly getting married, only for her to die in confusion."
Hao Yansen was stunned, indeed, knowing in advance wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
But he always felt the old man’s intentions were not that simple.
The old man further said directly, "Indeed, Grandpa has his own selfish motives. Although I like Xiaojun a lot, liking her is one thing, her being your wife is another.
You, as the heir of the Hao Sect, are destined for an extraordinary life; everything about you, including your wife, is extraordinary.
I’m not opposing you two; it’s just that if Xiaojun doesn’t have enough capability, she and you won’t make it to the end. Marrying her now is essentially harming her. Do you wish for your love to be full of hardships, only to end in tragedy?
Don’t think you’re capable of everything, Asen, there are so many things you cannot accomplish. Just the threats left by your mother, you can’t solve them."
Hao Yansen was taken aback!
The old man’s words seed to shatter all his confidence in an instant, leaving him very uneasy.
Indeed, can he truly ensure Mo Jun’s safety anyti, anywhere, and forever?
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